Jessica Schubbe
School Counselor, Trask Middle School
910-350-2142 Ext. 76160
8th Grade
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The Open Choice dates TBD
NHCS Special Programs Information
NHCS Specialty High Schools and Programs website
11/10/2025 Parent Presentation at Minnie Evans Center 6-7:30 pm
11/12/2025 Parent Presentation at Roland Grise 6-7:30 pm
11/13/2025 Parent Presentation at Holly Shelter Middle School 6-7:30
Individual School Presentation Nights (all start at 6pm)
12/1/2025 Southeast Area Technical High School (SEA-Tech) (auditorium)
12/2/2025 Wilmington Early College High School (BB&T Auditorium - North Campus)
12/32025 Laney STEM (media center)
12/4/2025 Hoggard International Baccalaureate (cafeteria)
12/8/2025 New Hanover Lyceum (cafeteria)
12/9/2025 Ashley Marine Science Academy (MSA classroom)
12/10/2025 Isaac Bear Early College High School (UNCW - Morton Auditorium)
12/11/2025 Career Readiness Academy at Mosley (media center)
12/14/2025 Virtual Information Session 6-7pm
1/11/2026 Programs post prompts
1/18/2026-2/8/2026 APPLICATION WINDOW OPEN
3/13/2026 Initial decision letters emailed - confirmation from students/families due by 3/19
3/20/2026 Second round letters emailed - confirmation from students/families due by 3/26
Open Choice Window - TBD
When you talk to the counselor, our conversations will be kept confidential with the following exceptions:
You are talking about hurting yourself
You are talking about hurting someone else
Someone is hurting you
You give me permission to share
Counseling Program Mission and Belief Statements
Mission Statement
The mission of the Trask Middle School's school counseling program is to deliver a systematic, comprehensive counseling program that encourages all students to maximize their potential in the areas of academic, career, and personal/social development.
Belief Statements
In light of the Trask Middle School Counselors’ commitment to helping students enjoy school and feel safe and in an effort to help them succeed, they set forth the following beliefs:
Trask Middle School’s Professional School Counselors believe:
· In developmental, preventative, and proactive education
· In applying knowledge of the latest research-based interventions fitting individual students’ needs
· In abiding by ethical and moral standards as outlined by the American School Counselor Association
· In providing all students access to a comprehensive school counseling program based on developmental needs and as data analyzed to determine appropriate interventions
· In providing a program that emphasizes academic, personal/social, and career development as outlined by the American School Counselors Association and North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Standard Course of Study
· In maintaining an awareness of their own social and cultural backgrounds and how their experiences influence their attitudes, values, and biases about psychological processes
· In the importance of how race, culture, physical and mental constitution and other areas of diversity affect personality formation and choices. The counselors understand that each can be indicators of strengths and difficulties in academic, career, and personal/social development.
Trask Middle School’s Professional School Counselors believe students:
· Deserve to feel safe and welcomed at Trask Middle School
· Should benefit from various support services provided by Trask Middle School’s Counselors
Trask Middle School’s Professional School Counselors believe staff members:
· Are their partners in facilitating guidance lessons
· Should provide flexibility in hosting Trask Middle School’s counselors when students would benefit from counseling, vocational, and academic support services